Dubbed LSVs for short, the vehicles are known to slow traffic. The tourists who come down here and rent them. They cruise with them for the most part, Jarman said. The majority of the LSVs we re seeing and unfortunately having problems with are from tourists.
He also said there are six businesses on the Beach that rent them that came together last year to create an updated list of safety regulations for their customers.
Jarman said that was an effort to do something before the local government had to step in.
The businesses safety plan was then adopted by the Panama City Beach City Council on July 9, 2020. It includes year-round rules that state registered drivers must wear an armband bearing the name of the rental company; registered drivers are the only person allowed to operate the vehicles; and customers who commit traffic violations can be forced to surrender their vehicles to local law enforcement.
The Cocalero Mixology Bartender Contest is set for 7-8:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) at SpringHill Suites, 12513 Front Beach Road, in Panama City Beach, followed by an awards ceremony and after-party.
Competing bartenders include Eric Dunn at Newby’s Brew & Booze House, Sam Cumbest at C-Level Bar & Grill, Logan Franks at Craft 850 (formerly Fishale), Ryan McKinney at Salty Hobo, Jake Flowers at Los Antojitos and Asia Donopria at Slapsticks Cue & Brew.
Competitors will be judged on taste, presentation and creativity. The first-place prize is $150, second-place prize is $100 and third is $50 plus a bottle of Cocalero. The Cocalero liqueur pays homage to cocaleros, traditional cocoa leaf farmers.
PANAMA CITY BEACH Mayor Mark Sheldon wants Panama City Beach to grow and prosper and an infusion of state money could help hasten development this year.
During a City Council meeting Thursday, he and the rest of the council approved a list of items for the city s lobbying team to present to the Florida Legislature in hopes of getting additional funding for future projects. The Legislature s 2021 regular session is scheduled to begin March 2. This agenda is aggressive and we re asking for a lot of things, but we re going to fight hard. It s what we do, Sheldon said. There s a lot of things there, but we ve never wavered from the fact that we need to do road work, (and) we need more expansion of roads.
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